Malaysian Expulsion Under Fire

By

James Hookway and

Celine Fernandez

Feb. 17, 2013 1:24 p.m. ET

KUALA LUMPUR—Australia has demanded an explanation for why Malaysia denied entry to an Australian senator who flew to the Southeast Asian country to discuss the handling of coming elections, Australia's prime minister said Sunday.

Malaysia turned away independent federal Sen. Nick Xenophon on Saturday and called him a security risk after he earlier criticized a crackdown on pro-democracy street protests last year. The move could...